I have narrowed it down to a step deck but have a few questions

Youre overpaying.
Tarpstop, 42$ a box of 50, natural rubber or the epdm 21"ers. Epdm for heat, rubber for cold price was current 1 month ago. Personally i hate multiple sized bungees, keep it standard and you dont end up with the odd one in the bundle halfway down the side messes up my tarping flow

that said, same price shipped to your door from us cargo control with i think min order of 300$ free shipping but he can hit that easily that if he gets straps etc there too. I did all new straps 4", 2" with ratchet, bungees for 2 trucks and a ton of spares at just over 1000ish 2 months ago

 

does us cargo control have a users guide for the tarps ? I have never done it. curious how. i guess mostly obvious but like what if you have a bunch of extra drop with a short load? ropes or bungees or both?

 

Thats going to be a rough learning curve, sure you dont want to just run a 48 flat with 4 foot tarps to get the feel of it first?

 

I'd never even touched a tarp before I bought mine. Watched a YouTube video, been going ever since.

 

I keep mine separated. I use the short ones with a long one to tie the front and back. Could probably get away with ten short ones really.

 

Not picking on you but, Even I know that’s the easiest kind of load to tarp…….

nice and square all the same height etc……

tarping a step with 8’ drops and the split deck is a different story

 

Also thoughts on levelers ?

 

Having 4 or 6 of these type of ratchet straps are worth the investment. Plus they have the same WWL as a 4 inch.

3 inch by 27 chain lead ratchet straps.

 

He didn't ask about the split. He asked what do do with long drops and a short load.

Here's the very first load I ever tarped, with nothing but a YouTube video under my belt:


It's an easy load too. I'm just saying you can get good results without any experience. It's not exactly rocket science.

 

I carry 12, 2 inch straps. 6 of which have chain ends. They come in handy more often than not. When pulling at odd angles, they don't bind.